COMP 3906

Comp3906.wordpress.com –> Heading over to Comp3912.wordpress.com

rhart — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 23:25:44 +0000

Just a heads up that BCIT’s Comp 3906 and Comp 4906 have been retired and are being replaced by Comp 3912 – iOS Application Development. The new blog is located at Comp3912.wordpress.com and the new twitter account is www.twitter.com/comp3912.

Comp 3906 and Comp 4906 have merged to Become Comp 3912 – iOS Application Development for iPhone and iPad

rhart — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 15:00:08 +0000

Hello future BCIT iPhone/iPad students,

Just a heads up that the 2 iOS courses run by the School of Computing here at BCIT have merged into a new 4 unit course for the fall called Comp 3912. The course will incorporate materials from both the previous iPhone and iPad courses and have a new online component.

Students will be required to have either an iPad, iPod Touch or and iPhone as a test device (running iOS 4.3 or higher) for the course and have access to an Intel based Mac laptop running Snow Leopard or higher.

Since this is now a 4 unit course the workload for this new course has increased and students will spend a significant portion of time outside of class working on assignments, final projects and reviewing learning materials. There will also be more opportunities for group collaboration both inside and outside of class.

Look forward to seeing you in the fall!

BCIT iPhone/iPad Course – Student Presentation Day (Saturday April 9, 2011)

rhart — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:23:52 +0000

We’ll another semester of iPhone/iPad learning is about to wind up!

BCIT students from Comp 3906 (iPhone Application Development) and Comp 4906 (iPad Application Development) will be presenting the Apps they have built this semester. The presentations will take place this Saturday at:

BCIT Burnaby Campus (Sat April 9, 2011)

Building SE6 (Telus Theatre)

1-4 pm.

If you are a local employer looking for talent and would be interested in attending our student presentations, drop me a line and let me know you’d like to attend.

www.bcit.ca/files/about/pdf/bcitmap.pdf

Will we see a new surge in iPhone demand in the US?

rhart — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:56:51 +0000

It’s official, Verizon Wireless will now be carrying the iPhone in the US, breaking AT&T monopoly on the device.

Fore more details check out the Globe and Mail article.

Comp 3906 – Getting Ready For Class One

rhart — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 03:49:39 +0000

Hello Comp 3906,

Here are some steps you can take to help you prepare for class one.

1. WordPress

http://comp3906.wordpress.com/

2.Twitter

http://twitter.com/iphonedev3906

3.D2L

https://learn.bcit.ca/shared/index.html

4. Register for free Apple account

http://developer.apple.com/programs/register/

5. Email me you device UDID (1 per student please)

6. Download latest Xcode and the latest iPhone SDK

https://developer.apple.com/ios/download.action?path=/ios/ios_sdk_4.2__final/xcode_3.2.5_and_ios_sdk_4.2_final.dmg

7. Your BCIT Email Address (try and login – this will be the address I send info to)Log into my.bcit.ca and find out what your BCIT email address is. This is one way I will communicate with you t his semester.

8. Recommended Books (optional)

http://www.bignerdranch.com/book/iphone_programming_the_big_nerd_ranch_guide

9. Bring your USB sync cord. This should come with your device

10. Bring your iPhone or iPod Touch running the latest public iOS

11. Bring your Intel-based Mac running Snow Leopard laptop and power supply

12. Check out the Objective-c videos I made up for you

http://www.youtube.com/user/rhart2010?feature=mhum#p/u

BCIT iPad and iPhone Courses 2011 – Starting this Monday – Don’t Miss Out!

rhart — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 04:49:20 +0000

First off, Happy New Year!

As the holidays come to an end, it’s time to head back to school or start on your new years resolution to upgrade or add to your skills.

We’ll be kicking of the new year right by once again offering our popular Comp 3906 – iPhone Application Development and Comp 4906 – iPad Application Development courses. These course are offered by the School of Computing and are extremely popular (they have been running full every semester we’ve offered them), so if you’re interested in learning to develop Apps for the iPhone or iPad, you’ll want to register this week to ensure you get your spot. If need be, you may be able to put yourself on a waiting list in case anyone drops out in the first week. We have course running on Sundays at the Downtown campus and on Mondays at the Burnaby campus.

Look forward to seeing you in class!

BCIT Comp 3906 – iPhone App Dev – Final Presentation Night

rhart — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 03:29:01 +0000

We had the pleasure of having Scott Michaels from Atimi software attend our final presentation night this past Thursday. Scott really enjoyed this terms presentations and was very pleased with the quality of the projects.

I think this semester produced some of the best projects since we put the course together over a year and a half ago. Good job Comp 3906 students!

Keep practicing and have a safe and happy holiday!

Cheers,

Richard

iPad 2 to Ship in February!

rhart — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:17:03 +0000

According to this Globe and Mail article, we will be seeing the iPad 2 in early February. Check it out.

BCIT’s iPhone and iPad Courses –> Some Holiday Reading

rhart — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 19:36:06 +0000

Previous and future Comp 3906 – iPhone Application Development / Comp 4906 iPad Application Development students may be interested in two new books that have arrived at the BCIT library Burnaby campus.

Beginning iPad application development
Designing the iPhone user experience : a user-centered approach to sketching and prototyping iPhone apps

Happy Holidays

BCIT’s iPhone and BCIT’s New iPad Courses – Registration Now Open for Jan 2011!

rhart — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 02:54:23 +0000

Looking to get involved in the growing mobile App development industry? Why not check out BCIT! We offer evening and weekend courses on iPhone and iPad application development aimed at developers with previous programming experience.

Comp 3906 – iPhone Application Development

We will be offering two runs of Comp 3906 iPhone Application Development next semester at BCIT. We’ll be running one iPhone course on Monday nights in Burnaby from 6:30 to 9:30 and another iPhone course on Sunday mornings from 9-12 at the BCIT downtown campus (DTC). For more details or to sign up click here.

Comp 4906 – iPad Application Development

The new iPad course Comp 4906 iPad Application Development will be running on Sunday afternoons from 1-4 at the BCIT DTC. For more details or to sign up click here.

These courses are incredibly popular and have been running full for the past 3 semesters, so sign up soon to ensure your spot.

BCIT’s Comp 3906 iPhone Application Development and Comp 4906 iPad Application Development are members of the iPhone Developer University Program.